[0:22] Here in Council on August 25th, 2026,
we have Pastor Michael Jackson going to
[0:28] do us a invocation and then we will be
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
[0:32] » So,
all right. Good afternoon, everyone.
[0:35] Let us pray.
Gracious and eternal God, our Father, we
[0:38] thank you now for this day, God. God,
and we thank you now and we pause to
[0:42] thank you for this time. God, we thank
you for our mayor. We thank you for our
[0:45] Council and we thank you for all who are
gathered.
[0:49] We ask you now, God, that your hedge of
protection around our city and our
[0:52] community, God.
Unify us like never before, God, not
[0:56] just in voice, but Lord God, by walking
hand in hand.
[1:00] God, we ask you that you touch this
meeting, God, that it be ordained by you
[1:03] and guided by you, God.
Help even the Council and the mayor in
[1:06] their decision-making tonight, the days
and the weeks and the months to come.
[1:11] And God, those who be our youth Council
tonight, be with them. Be with those
[1:14] that will receive awards tonight.
Continue to cover them in Jesus' name we
[1:18] do pray. Amen. Amen.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag
[1:24] » [clears throat]
>> of the United States of America
[1:26] and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with
[1:32] liberty and justice for all.
>> Thank you, Pastor Jackson.
[1:39] All right. Um, I believe all the Council
had the uh minutes from the regular
[1:43] Council meeting held on August 11th,
2026. I'll entertain a motion to
[1:47] approve.
>> Motion to approve minutes from meeting
[1:51] August 11th, 2026.
>> Second.
[1:53] » A motion and a second. Any discussion?
All in favor, say aye.
[1:57] » I.
>> All opposed the same. Passes
[2:00] unanimously. All right, I am going to
deviate just a little bit from our uh
[2:07] or [clears throat] our our minutes here
and um
[2:10] we got a special guest in the house
tonight.
[2:13] Miss
Helen Woodyard.
[2:16] If you would, Miss Helen, WOULD YOU COME
UP?
[2:20] » [applause]
[2:34] » MISS HELEN IS 91 YEARS YOUNG AND she got
her GED.
[2:42] » [applause]
[2:46] » And we felt like it was uh an
accomplishment recognizable by the city
[2:50] of Hogansville. So, um
I'm going to read these words. We're
[2:53] honored to recognize a remarkable
citizen of Hogansville, Miss Helen
[2:56] Woodyard. At the age of 91, Miss
Woodyard earned her GED through West
[3:01] Georgia Technical College, becoming the
oldest person in Georgia in the past
[3:05] decade to earn a GED. Helen began taking
classes at the age 88, inspired by the
[3:11] the accomplishments of her four children
and determined to finish something she
[3:15] had always wanted to accomplish.
When asked about her journey, Helen
[3:19] said, "I kept going because I don't quit
anything I start."
[3:25] » [applause]
[3:29] » Helen, your determination inspires all
of us and you have reminded our
[3:32] community that it's never too late to
pursue a dream. On behalf of the city of
[3:36] Hogansville, the city council,
congratulations. We're incredibly proud
[3:40] of you and honored to celebrate this
amazing accomplishment. Would Helen's
[3:44] family please come forward? If there's
any more in here, we'll take pictures.
[3:48] Uh we'll get some of the mayor and
council Okay, I want to
[3:54] » HAHAHA
>> [applause]
[4:01] [applause]
[4:14] » NOW LOOK AT THIS.
[4:20] » UH THAT'S why you don't go.
>> And family, let's get let's get Miss
[4:23] Helen right in the middle.
Right in the middle, right here.
[4:27] » We also give Miss Helen a proclamation
at her graduation, too, so
[4:31] » I signed the proclamation for you.
>> If y'all want to shake Anybody want to
[4:34] take pictures? You want them all to take
pictures?
[4:44] » Helen, you want to come back up here
with us?
[4:46] » Yeah, I'll come back.
>> Come back.
[4:49] » Okay, and let's see who
>> I think that will be better off.
[4:55] Place the mayor, Kate.
[4:59] » Is ready?
>> Yeah.
[5:00] » Um can you come in a little bit?
[5:04] And if y'all can separate just a little
bit, like right here I got to see y'all.
[5:09] » [laughter]
>> Ready? Y'all ready? One,
[5:13] two, three.
[5:24] Okay, does anybody else have a
>> I thought Mom did.
[5:30] I mean I only lose two.
>> Oh, we got one more back here in the
[5:33] back.
[5:38] All right.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[5:40] » [applause]
[5:45] [applause]
[5:49] » I NEED TO SEE THIS.
[5:54] » OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
[5:56] » CONGRATULATIONS.
>> GOOD JOB.
[5:58] » CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, SARAH.
[6:00] » YES, MA'AM.
If the family wants to go, y'all can
[6:03] y'all are welcome to leave. So, I will
move you to the front so you didn't have
[6:06] to stand the whole time.
You're welcome. Congratulations.
[6:09] » Congratulations, Sarah.
>> Congratulations.
[6:16] » We have much to say.
[6:25] » At 78.
>> Oh, yes, right.
[6:27] » At 60.
>> Now, I'm at 53.
[6:28] » At 58.
>> [laughter]
[6:34] » It's kind [clears throat] of remarkable.
[6:47] » Oh, that's awful.
>> All right, we'll pick back up now. We
[6:52] have four public hearings tonight. And
Mr. Coston, I'll save you the question
[6:58] for every time. Have Has all these
public hearings been properly
[7:01] advertised?
>> Yes, Mr. Mayor, they have been.
[7:04] » Okay. All right, we're here tonight to
receive comments on the Board of
[7:07] Planning and Zoning Appeals
recommendation on a proposed UDO text
[7:11] amendment regarding self-storage in ACMX
and to allow RV and boat storage within
[7:18] the same zoning district via special use
permit.
[7:22] And if there's anyone in Council
Chambers that would like to speak for or
[7:26] against
this uh
[7:30] amendment regarding self-storage, please
come forward now.
[7:37] All right, seeing none, I will declare
this public hearing closed.
[7:42] All right, then we're here also for
public hearing to receive comments on a
[7:45] board of planning and zoning appeals
recommendation on proposed UDO text
[7:50] amendment regarding amusement
and recreational industries within TNMX.
[7:58] And I will ask if anyone here in council
chambers would like to speak for or
[8:02] against this public hearing, please come
forward.
[8:09] » Can I ask a question?
>> Yes.
[8:11] » What was the change and is it going to
be called a music amusement and
[8:14] recreation industries or is it because
that's the
[8:18] topic?
>> on the paper what we discussed this
[8:20] morning during the work session, we just
commonly referred to it as tumbling and
[8:24] gymnastics studios.
Um, the verbage that you see on the
[8:28] agenda this evening is actually what was
taken from our table of permitted and
[8:32] prohibited uses. So, it just makes it
more accurate.
[8:35] » Okay, perfect.
>> Thank you.
[8:36] » Thank you, Mr. Costello.
>> Okay, uh, seeing no one want to speak of
[8:40] that, I will declare that public hearing
closed. And we're here to receive
[8:44] comment on a board of planning and
zoning appeals recommendation on the
[8:48] proposed UDO text amendment regarding
parking orientation requirements.
[8:53] Is there anyone in council chambers that
would like to speak for or against uh,
[8:58] this text amendment?
[9:05] Seeing none, we will declare this public
hearing closed.
[9:09] Last public hearing is to receive
comments on the Dawson Street
[9:13] Redevelopment Plan Amendment. Is there
anyone in council chambers that would
[9:17] like to speak uh, to this
Dawson Street Redevelopment? Any for or
[9:23] against?
Okay. Sir, come on up state your name.
[9:49] » Good evening.
Good evening.
[9:50] » Good evening.
>> Good evening.
[9:52] » Good evening.
>> Yeah.
[9:55] I just
you know, of course had a
[9:58] a few concerns. I just had questions.
Uh concerning the
[10:04] I guess the whole project, the entire
set up from start to beginning. How it
[10:09] was uh
conveyed to me when I when I learned
[10:13] about it, became knowledgeable of it.
And uh just a few
[10:18] things that kind of stuck out that was
like
[10:21] uh
how was this done? You know, how was it
[10:25] actually from the ground up to uh I
guess where it's at now.
[10:31] And uh
and of course I had received
[10:36] information from the
individual that actually has, you know,
[10:40] control of
of it now. Stating that
[10:45] certain things uh
was going in a certain direction. So,
[10:49] I'm just kind of trying to get
enlightened on uh
[10:53] you know, what what's
the procedure or exactly how everything
[10:58] channeled down through
>> I know you've spoken before before, but
[11:01] would you mind stating your name?
>> Oh, excuse me. My apology. Malcolm
[11:05] Malcolm Smith.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[11:12] Thank you, Mr. Smith.
>> Okay.
[11:14] Yeah, from the from the inception of um
of the deal that was made, only a few of
[11:20] us was here. I know I wasn't.
Ms. Pippen wasn't. Ms. Carson wasn't.
[11:26] Mr. Pardew wasn't. I think these two
guys here were here, so they may can
[11:30] shed some light on it along with the
city manager and
[11:33] » I I I guess we're here for
what's at hand, the vote to to um
[11:40] to amend the redevelopment agreement,
but I will speak that it was a unanimous
[11:44] a unanimous decision by council at the
time in the beginning
[11:48] to to um
do this development agreement with
[11:52] » Okay. Well, I guess the the thing is is
I'm just trying to get a grasp on, like
[11:58] I said, is
you know, from looking at some of the
[12:01] documents that I reviewed
as to the development of the starting
[12:08] process, you know, from looking at the
Georgia Secretary of State documents to
[12:13] um
all the way down to challenging them
[12:16] from
the first I I guess it was to be the
[12:20] third extension
with it or something to that degree to,
[12:25] you know, second second agreement second
agreement. Uh second extension, okay.
[12:30] And it cuz it started in 2021 and even
from the inception of it, even when I
[12:35] looked at the Secretary of State
documents, uh that was even kind of
[12:40] confusing because the individual that
was titled the property
[12:45] that name wasn't on any of the Secretary
of State documents. You had attorney
[12:49] name on it, but it was none of the
documents who the uh
[12:53] who was titled the the property. And uh
of course, the amount that it was titled
[13:00] to them for and even with the option of
them getting it at a certain
[13:07] price uh point and then, you know, even
still having the flexibility uh even
[13:13] having to met those different uh steps
of it to uh where they gain when all of
[13:19] this stuff stipulation was put in place,
even that's to what was meant
[13:24] in order to get to this point of having
to ask for the additional extensions on
[13:29] it. So, there's a lot of things that I
just kind of observed that were floating
[13:33] around that was kind of odd to
get to that point of being able to say,
[13:39] "Okay,
this
[13:41] hadn't been met, but yet it was extended
to the next step."
[13:46] You know, in the different layers of it
all the way to the point of
[13:51] when it was
put out from the initial point of the
[13:56] even get from the qualification of the
person that received it even from that
[14:01] even that question mark. I know you say
from what I heard it was a friend of a
[14:05] person that had actually done a project
here, but it wasn't actually their that
[14:11] person that actually was deemed the uh
the property. It wasn't that person. It
[14:17] was a
friend or relative or something like
[14:19] that. So, it just kind of like, you
know, it's a little bit
[14:24] question marks to me. When you talk
about it from a ethical point and
[14:28] looking at it from a perspective how it
should have been perceived or should
[14:32] have been challenged. I'm not saying
that who all was involved is already
[14:36] here now. I'm just looking at when I
look back at the records what I observed
[14:41] um
to even get to this point.
[14:45] » So, I guess I can take that you're
against us
[14:49] taking the um
[14:52] approving this redevelopment plan. Is
that what
[14:55] I'm taking?
>> Based on it's based on the evidence that
[14:59] I have is based on the evidence that I
have is a question mark.
[15:02] » Uh-huh.
>> I I'll say that it's a question mark
[15:04] based on the evidence. So, that's I I I
just follow the evidence trail.
[15:08] » The developer's here. I'll ask her if
she wants to say a few words.
[15:12] » And
I don't have this Would it be
[15:14] appropriate for either the city manager
or the city attorney because of the
[15:17] number of people that we've got here to
kind of give a little bit of explanation
[15:21] of what we're even
what the public hearing is even about
[15:24] for this particularly since we have
people speaking for it. I mean just a
[15:28] basic that's not
>> Sure. Happy to.
[15:32] Um and this a little bit pre-dates me as
well, but I do know the history of it.
[15:35] Um the city had the property of the old
Dawson Street School if people know
[15:40] where that is and it was in a state of
disrepair and it was going to cost the
[15:43] city at that time I think it was several
hundred thousand dollars to uh take the
[15:48] building to the ground to raise the
building. And so we had a developer
[15:51] who's here and I think we'll speak in
just a minute who was interested in
[15:55] taking that property and turning it into
some townhomes. Um
[15:58] so they wanted [clears throat] to take
the school turn it into to some
[16:00] townhomes. There was another piece of
property behind it to do some additional
[16:04] development. So the city council at that
point in time decided, "Hey, we'll sell
[16:08] that property for $10,000 and give you a
certain amount of time to do the
[16:13] development and to reach substantial
completion."
[16:17] Um because everybody knows what happened
in 2020, right?
[16:20] Bad times with COVID. What happened to
prices in 2021, 2022?
[16:25] Doubled, tripled. So the developer's
costs went through the roof and the
[16:29] project became une- uneconom-
uneconomical to complete.
[16:34] So she came to us and asked for an
extension so that she could apply for
[16:38] some historical tax credits which would
then help to fund the project.
[16:43] Um so the city council agreed to give
her two additional years to get the
[16:47] historical tax credits, hopefully get
the project started and completed.
[16:52] And now here we are two years later. Um
she's been able to get the historical
[16:55] tax credits. I think she can speak to
that. Although the governor vetoed the
[16:59] state credit which hurt a little bit
economically.
[17:03] So now she's asking for three more years
to finish under the new scenario. So
[17:07] that's a little bit of the history of
where we are.
[17:09] » Thank you.
>> Um and the developer can certainly speak
[17:12] to where she is with the project. She
has done a lot of work. I will say she
[17:15] has done a lot of work. Me and Bullock
and I have toured the place.
[17:19] Uh she's done asbestos removal,
uh taken down some walls, reinforced
[17:23] some walls, done some work. So, she's
invested some money. She can tell you
[17:25] how much, but uh there has been a good
bit of work done.
[17:29] » It was in bad disrepair.
>> It was in terrible disrepair at the
[17:32] start.
>> Hey Patrick, just for clarity. So, the
[17:34] governor vetoed the state tax credits,
but she still got the federal tax
[17:39] credit? That's Okay.
>> She had and the tax state tax freeze you
[17:43] can still do.
>> Okay.
[17:45] » Just not tax credit.
>> Say that again to
[17:49] » There's there's two parts to the state.
There's the tax credits
[17:53] and there's the tax freeze.
You can still do the tax freeze, you
[17:56] just can't get the tax credit.
>> They're on Okay. Okay.
[18:00] » Well, let Miss Smith finish here and
then we'll have you come up to the
[18:03] state.
>> All right.
[18:05] » Uh
so, so basically that's where that that
[18:09] you know, when you talk about I guess
the channel and then because even with
[18:14] the fact of uh
you know, like I said, I think you said
[18:17] the amount that it was sold for it what
the $10,000 or whatever.
[18:21] Um and she got to receive the uh
property at $10,000.
[18:28] Uh
but at that at that point was any of the
[18:31] stipulations made or any completed even
at for that phase one part of it. Uh you
[18:37] know, you got to look at like I said the
documents and the paper trail and then
[18:41] look at how everything balances out and
and just try to see
[18:45] you know, how it stretches along the way
itself and that's what I was looking at
[18:49] all the details uh in depth and then
when I was looking I was like, "Wow, you
[18:54] know, because even to the fact that when
you know, I spoke to the developer and
[19:01] she was even talking about even possibly
putting it like having to market it, you
[19:04] know, and put it on the market. So, that
means that you're selling it
[19:09] for in the this market it could be 7
800,000 dollars, but you only pay ten
[19:13] thousand dollars for it. And when you
talking about a market, so
[19:17] and then you talk about the benefit of
the city, where would that even go back
[19:21] to benefit of the city when the whole
project from what I'm hearing was
[19:24] supposed to be for affordable housing to
the community. So how does that benefit
[19:28] when it correlates to that?
[19:32] » I'll let Ms. Stanley answer your
questions. Thank you.
[19:44] » [clears throat]
>> So from the beginning we were not
[19:50] planning for affordable housing. We were
looking at townhouses
[19:55] and they were market rate townhouses and
the city was very in favor of that when
[20:01] we took off on this process. Um that was
actually part of your housing plan that
[20:08] had been developed and it was a part
that had been called out. It was very
[20:13] important because there was not enough
missing middle housing and that was one
[20:16] of the things that was necessary. So
that's the direction we took and
[20:23] you've told some of the story Patrick,
but um
[20:27] given the market and the area, the
townhouse we could never pencil it out.
[20:33] We went out for bid two different times,
modified the design twice and so now
[20:39] what we have available and this is
dictated by historic tax credits because
[20:43] they don't want you to change the
building the way we were planning to
[20:47] change the building. So we are back to
the building exterior will not be
[20:51] modified only put back as it should be
for historic property and now what you
[20:58] are going to get is something much more
affordable because of the scale of the
[21:03] market the units that are inside the
building. So, everything is a
[21:08] one-bedroom and before we had some of
the units that were almost 3,000 sq ft.
[21:14] So, we are now actually in a place where
everything that's in this building is
[21:19] going to be affordable at market rate.
So, you're getting something much closer
[21:25] to what you probably need now,
especially since the market has changed
[21:29] greatly since we started this process.
Lots of new construction has gone up and
[21:34] so there is a missing market for what
now is going to come online there.
[21:40] Um,
so and to speak to the idea that I have
[21:45] talked with people about partnering or
putting money into the project. Yes, I
[21:50] have been open to that. I have been in
conversation with Joshua Heard. I have
[21:54] been in conversation with everybody in
this town. So, I have been open,
[21:59] listening to what is the best thing here
and that is how I ended up talking with
[22:04] um Malcolm Smith. And so, yes, my intent
to go forward is now with something I'll
[22:11] have 20 units. I had only committed to
14 units in the building. Now there will
[22:15] be 20. Not only will there be 20, there
will also be a space in the building in
[22:19] the auditorium which had to be
maintained that has the kitchen
[22:23] underneath it so that can be an event
space for the people that are in there
[22:27] and for the community. They could be
leased out and then in the bigger
[22:31] picture, the land around it as it's
developed, that can act as a community
[22:36] space for the whole development. So,
that's where we are.
[22:39] » So, so do you have these plans in
writing or
[22:43] » I do have all those plans. They were
submitted and it took takes a very long
[22:47] time to go back and forth with historic
historic
[22:51] basically approved all of this on June
29th. And so, when they approved it
[22:56] there were some provisions in there that
I had to make some like some minor
[22:59] modifications to the window style and
some other things that have to be exact
[23:04] to historic. So, the architects are
working on that stuff now. So, just as
[23:09] an idea of what I have put in this
building since I've had it, it has been
[23:13] multiple redesigns, not only
architecture but engineering. We had to
[23:17] do all the abatement on the property,
which was not small. I mean, it had a
[23:23] boiler room and that we're talking about
asbestos and all kinds of stuff in
[23:26] there. So, um all of that lead paint had
to all be basically encapsulated.
[23:33] Anything that stayed in there cuz you
can't rip everything [clears throat] out
[23:36] because they then it's not historic
anymore.
[23:39] So, we've done all that stuff and
basically stabilized the site and and
[23:44] and had to secure the site because we
constantly have had people trying to get
[23:48] in. I mean, I had to fence the property
in the back. I have cameras up and so,
[23:53] it's been an interesting process to to
just keep it stable till I get to the
[23:58] point of starting again.
>> And I want this project to be
[24:01] successful. Do not get me wrong, I do. I
just This is some more new information
[24:06] that we're getting and I have some
concerns.
[24:10] Um I definitely would like to see some
plans and what exactly this is going to
[24:14] be um
moving forward, especially to extend
[24:19] more years.
Um that's that's my that's my only
[24:22] concern with it.
>> Well, I'm happy to share that with you.
[24:26] I have all that. I can forward it to
you. Um with only the caveat that we
[24:31] will be making some minor modifications
to like the window schedule and some
[24:36] stuff like that. So,
but those were the only concerns
[24:39] historic where we are now. That's the
only thing that still has to be revised.
[24:43] So, that's in process and and once I
have that finished, that will all be
[24:48] sent out for bid again and I have a
partner who was here with me last time
[24:53] who will be talking, you know, through
all this. So, and because he all is the
[24:59] general manager or a
he is a construction person and he is a
[25:03] mechanical engineer by training. He's
looking at value engineering options all
[25:08] the time and that sort of thing. So,
anyway.
[25:11] So, that's where we are.
>> Any more questions for Ms. Bainbridge?
[25:14] » Yes. So, that's 20 units?
>> Just in the school building.
[25:19] » One-bedrooms?
What's the square footage?
[25:23] » They range from the There are some
studios that are like 350 square feet,
[25:29] but they're full apartments. They have a
kitchen, they have everything. And then
[25:33] some of them are up to 850, I think, is
the biggest one.
[25:38] » Do you know what your price point's
going to be?
[25:40] » I won't know that for sure until we have
construction money our dollars back, but
[25:46] um
I'm watching and of course, you know, I
[25:49] was involved in the Dixie Miller
redevelopment. I know what they rent
[25:53] over there and we will certainly be more
competitive than that. And only because
[25:59] we're smaller. If you know, per square
foot we'll have the same we'll have the
[26:02] same kind of finishes as that building,
but it's just a smaller unit. So, it'll
[26:06] it'll be a better price.
>> What when you say affordable housing,
[26:11] are you comparing that to AMI of 200
FPL?
[26:16] » So, I'm not calling this affordable
housing. I'm saying this is more
[26:20] affordable at market rate than what is
out there.
[26:24] This is not by definition
>> housing is going to be market rate.
[26:27] » That is right.
>> And it was was it
[26:30] So, if I'm understanding correctly, when
you
[26:55] » project work. Well, you weren't really
going Were you doing historic tax tax
[26:59] credits?
>> No, that was part of my ask when I came
[27:01] back the first time because that was not
part of the original ask. I had not
[27:05] intended to use any tax credits.
>> And in order to make it work is is you
[27:10] went you decided to go with the tax
credits, if I remember correctly.
[27:13] » And when you do historic tax credits, it
must be for rent. It cannot be for sale
[27:18] for 5 years.
>> But just they still own the the beauty
[27:21] of the way the school used to look. I've
got to say I I was happy at the time
[27:25] when we extended it the first time. And
I'd like to see the project happen.
[27:31] And I know there's a great need for one
bedroom
[27:33] for one bedroom unit. So, uh um I wish
you the best of luck on the project.
[27:38] » M- Miss Family, how confident are you
that with your tax credit plus your
[27:43] liquid funding that you have, how
confident are you that you're going to
[27:46] have this done in this extension that we
give you?
[27:50] » It can happen, absolutely.
>> So,
[27:54] » All the all the weird things
that are hanging out there, you and I
[27:57] have talked about this before. We can do
it, Charles. It can happen. And I am
[28:02] committed to your
area because you know I'm working on the
[28:07] Dunson Mill project, too. And that thing
is about to
[28:09] » I'm rooting for you, Tam. I promise you.
I promise I'll root for you. Let Let me
[28:13] ask you a question, though. Because, you
know, this is business. I like you
[28:17] personally, you know that. But this is
business.
[28:19] » Yep.
>> So,
[28:21] would you be willing to that a
stipulation, if you would not have the
[28:25] project done in these 2 years, that the
other five or six acres beside it,
[28:30] that's off the table for you?
>> Well, that's the deal anyway.
[28:33] » the
>> It's already the deal.
[28:36] » All right.
>> That's already the deal.
[28:39] » Okay.
>> So.
[28:40] » I'm rooting for you, though. I want you
to know that. I want you to know that.
[28:44] Yes, ma'am. Okay, that's all I got for
you. Anybody else?
[28:47] » All right.
>> Thank you.
[28:49] Anybody else want to speak for or
against this project?
[28:54] All right. Seeing none, I declare this
public hearing closed.
[28:58] All right. [clears throat]
Uh, petitions and communications. We got
[29:00] the Dawson Street Redevelopment Plan
Amendment.
[29:03] » Fresh on your mind.
>> Fresh on your mind.
[29:05] » Fresh on your mind.
>> Um, so I will entertain a motion to um
[29:10] uh
to accept the amendment and move
[29:14] forward.
>> Um
[29:15] » Motion to accept the amendment for the
Dawson Street School Redevelopment Plan.
[29:19] » Second.
>> Got a motion and a second. Any
[29:21] discussion?
All in favor say I.
[29:24] » I.
>> All opposed the same.
[29:28] All right.
Four to one.
[29:31] Uh, may I All right. Thank you.
Uh, we got City Manager Report the G- G-
[29:37] dot reimbursement.
>> Yes, sir. Uh, Mayor and Council, one
[29:40] item uh that was discussed this morning.
Uh,
[29:42] » [snorts]
>> Georgia Department of Transportation has
[29:44] agreed to reimburse the city, who will
then reimburse our contractor, McElroy
[29:48] Construction, for $44,560
for some unforeseen expenses that they
[29:53] incurred on the project. So, uh we
[clears throat] would ask the Mayor and
[29:58] Council to authorize the Mayor to
execute the agreement with G- dot for
[30:01] reimbursement, and then we'll submit the
request to them and pass those funds
[30:06] along to the contractor.
>> All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[30:09] enter into the
>> Motion [clears throat] to approve.
[30:11] » Second.
>> Got a motion and a second. All in
[30:14] Any discussion?
All in favor say I.
[30:16] » I.
>> All opposed the same. Passed
[30:19] unanimously. Thank you.
All right. Uh, first reading of
[30:22] ordinances to authorize self-storage and
RV and boat storage within the ACMX
[30:28] district.
>> An ordinance of the Mayor and Council of
[30:30] the City of LaGrange to amend the code
of the city to amend the zoning
[30:32] ordinance of the city in order to allow
personal storage as a permitted use
[30:35] within the ACMX zoning district, to
allow recreational vehicle and boat
[30:40] storage use within the ACMX zoning
district subject to special use permit
[30:45] to modify the supplemental use
provisions for recreational
[30:48] vehicle and boat storage to repeal
conflicting ordinances to fix an
[30:51] effective date and for other purposes.
>> All right. To authorize
[30:56] amusement and recreational industries
within TNM TNMX
[31:01] zoning district.
>> An ordinance of the mayor and council of
[31:03] the city of LaGrange to amend the code
of the city to amend the permitted use
[31:07] table to authorize amusement and
recreational industries within the TNMX
[31:10] zoning district to repeal conflicting
ordinances to fix an effective date and
[31:14] for other purposes.
>> To modify parking orientation
[31:18] requirements.
>> An ordinance of the mayor and council of
[31:20] the city of LaGrange to amend the zoning
ordinance of the city in order to reduce
[31:23] the parking orientation requirement
within multiple zoning districts
[31:26] to repeal conflicting ordinances to fix
an effective date and for other
[31:29] purposes.
>> Fire lane ordinance.
[31:32] » An ordinance of the mayor and council of
the city of LaGrange to amend the fire
[31:35] lane ordinance in order to modify the
conditions in which emergency responders
[31:39] may park in fire lanes to repeal
conflicting ordinances
[31:42] to fix an effective date and for other
purposes.
[31:44] » Okay. We have no second reading
ordinances tonight. Delegations, we have
[31:48] the LaGrange Youth Council inductions.
Glad to have Y'ALL WITH US.
[31:55] » [applause]
[31:59] [clears throat]
>> HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
[32:03] Olivia Johnson and I'm the lead advisor
for the LaGrange Youth Council.
[32:08] Today marks the beginning of a new year
for the Youth Council and Adam, Katie,
[32:13] and I are excited and honored to work
with and help lead this group of future
[32:17] leaders. We have a wonderful group of
students joining us this year and we are
[32:22] excited to start the year off strong.
The students on Youth Council come from
[32:27] all across LaGrange and represent all
three public schools as well as LaGrange
[32:33] Academy, Lafayette Christian School
and Springwood School.
[32:37] We have 32 students in total and the 20
to be inducted. I would like for our
[32:44] city attorney to swear in our students.
>> If those of you who are taking the oath
[32:48] of office, stand.
And raise your right hand.
[32:54] I do solemnly swear that I will well and
truly perform the duties of a youth
[32:57] council member of the city of LaGrange
to the best of my skill and ability and
[33:02] as to me shall seem to be in the best
interest and welfare of the city without
[33:06] fear, favor or affection. If you accept
this oath, please say I will.
[33:10] » I will.
>> THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[33:13] » [applause]
[33:20] » WE WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE EACH one or
rather let them introduce themselves.
[33:25] As each student approaches, we'd like to
invite the mayor and city manager to
[33:30] join us at the front for an individual
photo with each new member and after we
[33:34] would love to get a group picture with
everybody.
[33:43] » Hello, my name is Molly Harrison and I'm
a junior at LaGrange High School.
[33:51] » [applause]
[34:01] » Hi, I'm Mary Frances Corley and I'm a
junior at LaGrange High School.
[34:06] » [applause]
[34:16] » Hello, I'm Addison Shaw and I'm a junior
at LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[34:21] » [applause]
[34:30] » HELLO, I'M EDMUND HUFFMAN. I'M A SENIOR
AT LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[34:35] » [applause]
[34:44] » HI, I'M IZZY FRAZIER AND I'M A JUNIOR AT
LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[34:48] » [applause]
[34:58] » HI, MY NAME IS LAUREN COPELAND AND I'M A
junior at LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[35:03] » [applause]
[35:11] » GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS BAILEY HOPLIN
AND I'M A junior at LAGRANGE HIGH
[35:14] SCHOOL.
>> [applause]
[35:24] » HI, MY NAME IS HELEN VILLA AND I'M A
JUNIOR AT LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[35:28] » [applause]
[35:36] » HI, MY NAME IS FINLEY IRELAND. I'M A
SENIOR AT LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[35:40] » [applause]
[35:48] » HEY, MY NAME IS GARDNER CAIN AND I'M A
JUNIOR AT LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[35:53] » [applause]
[36:01] » HEY, MY NAME IS HANNAH CLIFTON. I'M A
SENIOR AT TROUP HIGH SCHOOL.
[36:04] » [applause]
[36:15] » HELLO, I'M TALIYAH SPARKS AND I'm a
junior at LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[36:19] » [applause]
[36:29] » HELLO, I'M CHRISTIAN FANNING AND I'M A
JUNIOR AT CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL.
[36:33] » [applause]
[36:44] » GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BREILLE WILSON
AND I'M A junior at CALLAWAY HIGH
[36:47] SCHOOL.
>> [applause]
[36:58] » HELLO, MY NAME I'M CHLOE SIMS AND I'M A
JUNIOR AT LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[37:02] » [applause]
[37:07] [clears throat]
[37:17] » GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LAYLA CHILDS
AND I am a senior at TROUP HIGH SCHOOL.
[37:22] » [applause]
[37:37] [laughter]
[37:59] » HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU. MY NAME IS
Lianna Lee and I'm senior at CALLAWAY
[38:03] HIGH SCHOOL.
>> [applause]
[38:19] » GOOD EVENING. I'M WENDY MARTINEZ AND I'M
A SENIOR AT LA GRANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
[38:23] » [applause]
[38:38] » HEY, I'M HUDSON COBLE AND I'M A JUNIOR
at La Grange Academy.
[38:44] » [applause]
[39:40] » Take my dress off.
[39:45] Must stand on chair.
[39:59] » [laughter]
[40:14] » You have the right standard.
[40:24] » Okay.
Everybody have pictures? Parents?
[40:29] All right, congratulations.
>> ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.
[40:33] » [applause]
[40:35] » LILA.
[40:47] » WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THIS
YOUTH Council is going to do for the
[40:50] city of LaGrange.
>> [clears throat]
[40:52] » Thank y'all for being part of it.
[40:59] And now we have we'll have our closing
comments.
[41:03] » Good evening. My name is Lucy Marie
Heart and I'm a senior at Troup High
[41:06] School.
Tonight's good news is that the city
[41:09] officially kicked off the 2026 Fall
Mayor's Health Initiative Saturday with
[41:14] the LaGrange College Panther Pursuit. It
was a great turnout with our community
[41:18] partners downtown LaGrange and LaGrange
College.
[41:21] Our next event will be the LaGrange Fire
Department's annual 9/11 Memorial Stair
[41:26] Climb on September 11th at Callaway
Stadium.
[41:30] » Thank you.
>> [applause]